Patents by Inventor F. Jones

F. Jones has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11206175
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying blocked paths and network configuration settings that block paths in networks, such as network paths in a virtual private cloud (VPC). The configuration of virtual networks depends on the correct configuration of many networking resources, such as firewalls, security groups, routing lists, access control lists (ACLs), and the like. In some cases, an analysis that uses formal methods can be performed to determine a network configuration of a virtual network. Using the network configuration information, network paths that are blocked and network configuration settings that may be blocking one or more of the network paths can be determined. The PAS can provide an explanation of what is blocking the network paths. For example, the PAS may identify that a configuration setting of a firewall, router, network gateway, an access control list (ACL), and the like may be blocking a network path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Bayless, John David Backes, Daniel William Dacosta, Benjamin F Jones, Patrick Trentin, Nathan Launchbury, Sagar Chintamani Joshi, Nandita Mathews
  • Publication number: 20210385931
    Abstract: A raster scanning x-ray source can be light and small, and can have high resolution. A raster-assembly can be attached directly to and can encircle an x-ray tube. The raster-assembly can adjoin or can be very close to the x-ray tube, resulting in a small and lightweight scanning x-ray source. X-rays can backscatter back into the x-ray tube instead of into a detector, thus improving resolution of the resulting image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Rick Steck, Scott Hardy, Vincent F. Jones
  • Patent number: 11195687
    Abstract: A shield around an x-ray tube, a voltage multiplier, or both can improve the manufacturing process by allowing testing earlier in the process and by providing a holder for liquid potting material. The shield can also improve voltage standoff. A shielded x-ray tube can be electrically coupled to a shielded power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Moxtek, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Hoffman, Vincent F. Jones, Eric Miller
  • Publication number: 20210327142
    Abstract: A computer system enhances guidance information on a display, allowing a user position and orientation in 3D space to be achieved. In some embodiments, the guidance is visual, for example the blurring of display objects not at the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is aural, for example placing a sound moving to the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is tactile, for example using haptic pads attached to a head-mounted display to push the user in a specified direction. The system may be used to guide the user spatially for the performing of a task, to help the user avoid sensitive components, or to guide the user to position a sensor, such as a camera, in an optimal direction for taking measurements. The system includes head positioning, hand positioning and gaze positioning techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A.F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 11073411
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises pressure pass-thru means, which includes: an optic fiber having a first end and a second end; a first connector coupled to the first end; a second connector coupled to the second end; a housing between the first and second ends, wherein the housing covers a portion of the optic fiber, wherein a portion of the optic fiber in the housing is bare; a filing material inside the housing; and a swaged gland fitting on the housing to secure the apparatus to a pressure boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Oregon State University, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Wade R. Marcum, Aaron W. Weiss, Daniel P. Labrier, Casey Jesse, Warren F. Jones, John Kennedy, Ann Marie Phillips, Chad Nixon
  • Publication number: 20210217247
    Abstract: A person who is not wearing a hybrid reality (HR) system communicates with the HR system without using a network communications link using a body pose. An image of an individual is captured using an image capture device and a computing device recognizes a body pose of the individual based on the image. The computing device then selects a response body pose based on the recognized body pose and prompts a user of the HR system to perform the response body pose as a response to the individual. The user is a different person than the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A.F. Jones, Bruce A Young
  • Patent number: 11055913
    Abstract: A computer system enhances guidance information on a display, allowing a user position and orientation in 3D space to be achieved. In some embodiments, the guidance is visual, for example the blurring of display objects not at the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is aural, for example placing a sound moving to the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is tactile, for example using haptic pads attached to a head-mounted display to push the user in a specified direction. The system may be used to guide the user spatially for the performing of a task, to help the user avoid sensitive components, or to guide the user to position a sensor, such as a camera, in an optimal direction for taking measurements. The system includes head positioning, hand positioning and gaze positioning techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Publication number: 20210199973
    Abstract: A system includes beacon devices with phosphor located on their exteriors. The phosphor is formulated to receive first electromagnetic radiation and emit second electromagnetic radiation in response. The system also includes a head-mounted display (HMD) with a display positioned in a field-of-view (FOV) of a user, an emitter positioned to transmit the first electromagnetic radiation, and an imaging device sensitive to the second wavelength range. A processor of the HMD is programmed to receive an image from the imaging device, determine positions of the beacon devices based on the image, establish a path for the user to follow based on the positions of the beacon devices, and provide a visible cue on the display that indicates the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A.F. Jones, Bruce A Young
  • Publication number: 20210175045
    Abstract: A shield around an x-ray tube, a voltage multiplier, or both can improve the manufacturing process by allowing testing earlier in the process and by providing a holder for liquid potting material. The shield can also improve voltage standoff. A shielded x-ray tube can be electrically coupled to a shielded power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: David S. Hoffman, Vincent F. Jones, Eric Miller
  • Patent number: 11023512
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of related web pages, extracting textual data within the identified plurality of related web pages, determining a plurality of groupings of the extracted textual data, calculating a frequency of each of the determined plurality of groupings within the identified plurality of related web pages, creating a subset of the determined plurality of groupings, based on the calculated frequency of each of the plurality of groupings, and returning the subset of the determined plurality of groupings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bryn R. Dole, Timothy F. Jones
  • Publication number: 20210142582
    Abstract: A first position of a hybrid reality system (DHR) relative to a first real-world object is determined and data associated with an occluded object is received. A viewport is established anchored to a first location on the first real-world object and a first image showing a first virtual view of the hidden portion of the occluded object as it would be seen from the first position of the DHR through the viewport is presented on the DHR overlaid on a first view of the first real-world object. At a second time, a second position of the DHR is determined and a second image showing a second virtual view of the hidden portion of the occluded object as it would be seen from the second position of the DHR through the viewport is presenting on the DHR overlaid on a second view of the first real-world object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A.F. Jones
  • Patent number: 10991162
    Abstract: A computer system enhances guidance information on a display, allowing a user position and orientation in 3D space to be achieved. In some embodiments, the guidance is visual, for example the blurring of display objects not at the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is aural, for example placing a sound moving to the desired position. In some embodiments, the guidance is tactile, for example using haptic pads attached to a head-mounted display to push the user in a specified direction. The system may be used to guide the user spatially for the performing of a task, to help the user avoid sensitive components, or to guide the user to position a sensor, such as a camera, in an optimal direction for taking measurements. The system includes head positioning, hand positioning and gaze positioning techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 10970935
    Abstract: A person who is not using a hybrid reality (HR) system communicates with the HR system without using a network communications link using a body pose. Data is received from a sensor and an individual is detected in the sensor data. A first situation of at least one body part of the individual in 3D space is ascertained at a first time and a body pose is determined based on the first situation of the at least one body part. An action is decided on based on the body pose and the action is performed on an HR system worn by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 10964507
    Abstract: A shield around an x-ray tube, a voltage multiplier, or both can improve the manufacturing process by allowing testing earlier in the process and by providing a holder for liquid potting material. The shield can also improve voltage standoff. A shielded x-ray tube can be electrically coupled to a shielded power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Moxtek, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Hoffman, Vincent F. Jones, Eric Miller
  • Patent number: 10955674
    Abstract: A method of signaling includes receiving a first type of energy at a beacon device, converting the first type of energy into a second type of energy, and transmitting the second type of energy to indicate a position of the beacon device in a real-world environment to a hybrid reality (HR) system. A beacon device includes a receiver to receive a first type of energy, a conversion apparatus to convert the first type of energy into a second type of energy, and a transmitter to transmit the second type of energy to a hybrid reality (HR) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 10945329
    Abstract: In order to reduce the amount of electrical insulation needed for voltage isolation of large voltages generated by a voltage multiplier, the voltage multiplier can be shaped to smooth out electric field gradients. The voltage multiplier can comprise multiple sections, each section located in a different plane. The voltage multiplier can comprise a negative voltage multiplier and a positive voltage multiplier, each inclined at different angles with respect to each other. The voltage multiplier can include a curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Moxtek, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Miller, David S. Hoffman, Vincent F. Jones
  • Publication number: 20210043007
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) provides directional guidance to a user. The HMD obtains a path from a current real-world position of at least a body part of the user to a different real-world position through real-world space and renders an image representing at least a portion of the path through the real-world space. The rendered image is overlaid on a scene of the real-world space and presented to the user on the HMD. An additional sensory stimulus, directed to the user's sense of sound, touch, smell, or taste is provided to the user, in addition to the image, to encourage the user to move the body part along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A.F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 10902678
    Abstract: Information obscured to a user is provided through a display of a hybrid-reality system (DHR). A view position relative to a real-world object is established and data associated with an occluded object is received. The occluded object is at least partially occluded by the real-world object at the view position. An image of at least a portion of the occluded object is then rendered on the DHR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones
  • Patent number: 10901218
    Abstract: A system includes a head-mounted display (HMD) and one or more beacon devices. A beacon device includes a receiver to receive a first type of energy, a conversion apparatus to convert the first type of energy into a second type of energy, and a transmitter to transmit the second type of energy to the HMD. The HMD includes a display, a structure adapted to position the display in a field-of-view of the user, a sensor to receive the second type of energy from the beacon device, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive the second type of energy from the beacon device located in a real-world environment, determine a position of the beacon device based on the second type of energy received from the beacon device, and provide a stimulus to a user on the HMD based on the position of the beacon device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young
  • Patent number: 10872584
    Abstract: A method to provide positional information to a user of a hybrid reality (HR) system includes receiving a signal at the HR system from a beacon device located in a real-world environment, determining a position of the beacon device based on the signal, and providing a stimulus to the user on the HR system based on the position of the beacon device. A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a display, a structure, coupled to the display and adapted to position the display in a field-of-view (FOV) of the user, and a processor, coupled to the display, the processor configured to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Jones, Jessica A. F. Jones, Bruce A. Young